Rick Springfield, the singer best known for his 1981 hit "Jessie's Girl," has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence, prosecutors said on Tuesday, July 5.

In May, authorities arrested the 61-year-old after pulling him over a Los Angeles coastal highway, where he was driving a 1963 Corvette. Officers gave him a field sobriety test and said his blood alcohol level was .10. The legal limit is .08. The singer was released on $5,000 bail hours later.

Springfield's attorney entered a not guilty plea on the singer's behalf on Tuesday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said.

Springfield did not appear in court himself and did not have to. He is currently touring the United States through the end of July and is promoting his memoir, "Late, Late at Night" with scheduled appearances on shows such as "LIVE! with Regis & Kelly," which is set for Thursday, July 7.

Springfield, an Australian native, dated Linda Blair of the horror film "The Exorcist" in the 1970s and married Barbara Porter in 1984.

Springfield struggled with money before he became a successful music artist who sold about 20 million albums. He also landed a gig on "General Hospital" and played Dr. Noah Drake between 1981 and 1983 and later again between 2005 and 2007 and also in 2008.

He also appeared on television shows such as "High Tide," "Californication" and the rebooted "Hawaii Five-O" series that airs on CBS.